Food
This part of the turkey is traditionally pulled apart for good luck.
Wishbone
This Peanuts character makes toast and popcorn for Thanksgiving dinner.
Charlie Brown (with Snoopy helping)
This NFL team has played on Thanksgiving every year since 1934.
Detroit Lions
The first Thanksgiving feast in 1621 lasted this many days.
Three days
This U.S. state raises the most turkeys each year.
Minnesota
This fruit is one of the top U.S. crops used for Thanksgiving sauce and grows in bogs.
Cranberries
This long‑running parade began in 1924 and features giant balloons.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
This NFL team joined the Thanksgiving tradition in 1966.
Dallas Cowboys
This Indigenous tribe shared the harvest feast with the Pilgrims.
The Wampanoag
This famous balloon character has appeared in the Macy’s Parade more than any other.
Snoopy
This nut‑based pie is especially popular in the South during Thanksgiving.
Pecan pie
In this classic movie, the Thanksgiving parade is where Kris Kringle first appears.
Miracle on 34th Street
This college football rivalry, often near Thanksgiving, is between Ohio State and Michigan.
The Game
This leader of the Wampanoag formed an alliance with the Pilgrims.
Massasoit
This holiday happens the day after Thanksgiving and is known for huge sales.
Black Friday
This bread‑like side dish can be called “stuffing” or this other name when cooked outside the turkey.
Dressing
This sitcom’s Thanksgiving episodes often feature football games and sibling rivalry.
Everybody Loves Raymond
This type of race, often 5K or 10K, is run on Thanksgiving morning in many cities.
Turkey Trot
This U.S. president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Abraham Lincoln
This U.S. state was the first to officially adopt Thanksgiving as an annual holiday.
New York (1817)
This vegetable dish was NOT at the first Thanksgiving, even though it’s a modern favorite.
Mashed potatoes (potatoes weren’t common in 1621)
This animated turkey movie features birds trying to “go back in time” to stop Thanksgiving.
Free Birds
This sport was played at the first Thanksgiving — not football.
Target shooting / games with bows and arrows (based on historical accounts)
This president set Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This U.S. president began the tradition of “pardoning” a turkey.
George H. W. Bush (1989)